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Xploration Earth 2050 Season 4 Episodes

Season 4 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 2017 - 2017

Episode 1

Future of Weather Prediction

Sat, Sep 9, 201722 mins

Weather---it's Mother Nature's way to remind us how beautiful---and fickle---she can be. Host Chuck Pell visits a local TV station to see how supercomputers are used to predict future weather events.

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Episode 2

Art Takes on the Future

Sat, Sep 16, 201722 mins

High tech is revolutionizing the way art is being created. Is Artificial Intelligence intelligent enough to make art? Host Chuck Pell find out when sees works of art produced solely by computers.

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Episode 3

Plastic's Fantastic Future

Sat, Sep 23, 201722 mins

Plastic is one of mankind's most revolutionary inventions. It's everywhere-in your home, in your car, in your clothes. It's also fouling your environment. Host Chuck Pell visits the world of plastic recycling.

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Episode 4

Living Spaces in Space

Sat, Sep 30, 201722 mins

A child born in 2000 will most likely see people living on the moon and maybe even Mars. Host Chuck Pell visits training facilities for these future colonies.

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Episode 5

DNA and Your Future

Sat, Oct 7, 201722 mins

DNA - we all have it, and it's being used for a lot more than solving crimes. Could we get DNA from dinosaurs? Host Chuck Pell visits a lab where they've discovered fossilized proteins that are coming awfully close.

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Episode 6

New Frontiers in Soft Robotics

Sat, Oct 14, 201722 mins

We tend think of robots as boxy, hard, and a little awkward. Well, those days are over.Discover the new world of soft robotics, where robots are so human-like they can actually feel things.

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Episode 7

STEM Hits the Nation's Classrooms

Sat, Oct 21, 201722 mins

The STEM initiative, which is designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to the nation's schoolchildren, is getting a big boost from both the private---and public---sectors.

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Episode 8

Future Tech Defies Death

Sat, Oct 28, 201722 mins

New technology is capable of things not thought possible a generation ago. Chuck has a conversation in real-time with a hologram of a holocaust survivor. Thanks to new tech these survivors will be able to personally relate their experiences, forever.

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Episode 9

Future of Our Five Senses

Sat, Nov 4, 201723 mins

Future tech is changing the basics of human existence, including our five senses. Host Chuck Pell experiences a future robotic hand that will transform our sense of touch.

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Episode 10

New Frontiers in Sustainability

Sat, Nov 11, 201722 mins

Host Chuck Pell meets inventors who are literally creating shoes out of thin air.Yes, they're taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and creating sneakers with it.And who would have thought that landfills would be a great source of diesel fuel?

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Episode 11

Exploring the New World of Artificial Intelligence

Sat, Nov 18, 201722 mins

Artificial Intelligence, or 'AI', is all the rage among futurists. Is it good, bad, something to be worried about, or something to be embraced? Leaders of AI discuss Deep Blue, the IBM computer that beat the best chess player in the world.

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Episode 12

The Sun Creates a Sunny Future

Sat, Nov 25, 201715 mins

Solar power is the fastest growing power source in the world; in fact, it's a new industry creating tens of thousands of jobs. Host Chuck Pell learns how the eyes of moths are being used to create more efficient solar energy.

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Episode 13

Future Tech Goes Back in Time

Sat, Dec 2, 201723 mins

Future tech is bringing the past alive. Join host Chuck Pell as Virtual Reality technology recreates ancient cities and laser scanning and video animation give new life to old fossils.

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